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any advice for anyone in the community who can give answers or advice to victims of an employment scam that has left them stranded?
6 years 28 weeks ago in Teaching & Learning - China
Give a bit more information on the problem. Otherwise we’re not going to be able to advise.
It’s a bit like asking how long’s a piece of string...
After the fact, sorry can't help. I suggest people do their homework before coming and have the capital to hightail it back if necessary. Also, each situation is different. Are you homeless as a result? If not, it's fairly easy to find private lessons. If you are, try checking this board's job section, there's usually jobs looking for immediate hire. But do a little research before signing the next contract.
Give a bit more information on the problem. Otherwise we’re not going to be able to advise.
It’s a bit like asking how long’s a piece of string...
If you are sure everything you did was 100% legal and by the book, then you should familiarize yourself with SAFEA.
You will hear conflicting reports about them to be sure, but in your case I would think what do you have to lose? Maybe, just maybe, they could help some way.
But, I’m not the expert on this, and if he doesn’t chime in, there must be a reason. We tend to be leery of posts like yours, especially since it’s your first post.
LastTargarean:
True, it's a little early to tell, but we might be onto another user-account
Oh sure we can give you accurate advice to help you because you told us exactly what the problem is,
Dick
Please tell us what the company's name is that scams teachers. It will help a lot people who access the forum on this website.
PulSartre:
Shinning, it is an assumption based on the nickname of the user which is ShanghaiTeacher.
PulSartre:
Englteachted, I doubt the user will reply anyway. I see no reply on any of the answers thus far.
I'd bet more than half are scams now. Especially with the rules being enforced a little more. A school could just not pay you. There really is no recourse. So if you happen to be one of those who is outside the requirements set by Beijing, you are SOL. SAFEA will not be able to help you. It us true that some schools have gangxi, and some provinces my be lenient, it is up to YOU to be compliant.
like the post from the guy who wanted to be a gigolo, this is the kind of post that undermines the credibility of this site.
If this poster was genuine, there would be so much more information and detail, and posters would be able to give useful and practical advice.
it is not that posters here are not helpful, but the post has to seem even basically credible - which this post is not.
if i genuinely had a problem and needed help on this site, i would include sufficient information and stay online to get answers, not a post and run fake 'question' just to generate traffic.
yes, Admin, traffic is being created but only to the extent that people are trashing fake questions - is that what you want?
i know, Admin is now avoiding doing his/her job
Englteachted:
And reply to what people are saying. This clearly is yet another admin post
adminanswer:
Its not an admin post, I deleted another post from this guy yesterday that was just as spammy. I'm doing it again soon, so hopefully you'll see this response in time.
LastTargarean:
Push v. Pull. If this was an actual factual user account one would not feel the desire to push users to this forum. One could rely on quality question/answers to pull users
Englteachted:
It's not about users, it's about traffic. If this site had 0 users and a million hits a day, they'll be happy because revenue comes from hits not users
ok Admin you responded to this post,
what about responding to on-going poster comments and queries?
i have been looking for an answer for months as to why first of all i was blocked and then have been unable to post comments on the front page on articles and blogs.
not to mention ALL the other poster queries.
i have been emailing the Admin address - but no-one seems to be bothering their unicorn to respond to posters concerns
iWolf:
Ahh, Blondie...i know you know that i know that you know that you aren't going to get a satisfactory answer in this lifetime. The last clown doing the admin thing...he was a frog with a nazi over compensation complex. This one seems like an extra from Philadelphia. Where do they find these clowns? They are almost as absurd as that ridiculous user-admin bollocks that was floated a few months ago. Every wanker who goes close to this job becomes a fascist bully boy. Normal decent people become dicks. So, dear Blondie, there is no answer. Maybe check with agent Mulder or catch a unicorn in rainbow land, cut of his horn, grind it up and free-base it while you bbq the rest.
Blondie_:
LOL iWolf.
i know i am flogging a dead horse with any Admin.
to the unicorn-mobile Batman .....................AWAY !!